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I tilted my head but couldn’t find the rider. “It’s gorgeous.”
Hades’s lips were on my neck, and I arched my spine, bursting with tingles. I leaned closer, my hand on his leg, gripping his thigh. His fingers stroked my lower back, drawing me against him.
“You react so beautifully to my touch” He kissed my brow and slid a finger under my chin, lifting my face to his, to meet his lips as he grazed my mouth. Softly at first, tender and smooth, and I closed my eyes, trembling. I was lost, floating under his strong hands holding me in place, yet his kiss was light and so damn sensual. I clenched my thighs as arousal rekindled through me.
He cupped my face and his passion intensified, his mouth pressing against mine, his tongue surging forward. And I took him in, tasting his offering. The groan in his chest rolled through me.
I moaned, placing a flat hand on his rock-hard chest, feeling his thundering heartbeat.
But he broke our kiss and simply collected me tight into his embrace. I burned on the inside, needing, craving, dying for more. But as much as I contemplated straddling him and ripping off his clothes, I also sensed tonight wasn’t about lust with Hades. He wanted companionship, and a small part of me appreciated that for a change.
His breaths eased. “Why did somebody not teach me the constellations, and make me at home in the starry heavens, which are always overhead, and which I don't half know to this day?”
That didn’t sound like something Hades would say. I pulled myself up and stared at him, arching a brow. “Is that a question?”
“Yes, by Thomas Carlyle. He’s a Scottish philosopher. Sometimes I need to remind myself the answer I seek is right in front of me.”
Hades always surprised me, and I would never have guessed he read the works of a philosopher.
He wrapped me in his arms once again, not letting me stray for long, and I nestled my head on his shoulder. A man who’d influenced me so much against my back felt primal and right. We sat there, star gazing, holding each other. I desired him and fell even deeper for him with each moment that passed. More than anything, I hoped this was the start of a deeper relationship between us. So, I pushed aside the doubts, refusing to even entertain them tonight.
